Warming cabinet



C. V. TANSLEY WARMING CABINET Filed March 2, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m M m &

A TTORWE enema 1.... 8,1935 1,987,378

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Charles Vernon Tansley, Battle Creek, Micln, as-

liner to United Steel and Wire 00., Battle Creek, Mich, a corporation oi Michigan Application March 2, 1932, Serial No. 596,314

7 Claims. (CL 220-4) This invention in its broadest aspect has apner post wires 6 of the end portions 4 and 5 by plication in all fields in which it is advantageous bending the horizontal portions '1 of the side to provide a light, sturdy container which may portions 2 and 3 about the post 6 to form loop be shipped or handled in a flattened form and portions 8. Wire bracing and retaining members '5 setupiorusewithout the employment oithecon- 9 are provided to increase the rigidity of the ventional fastening element; i. e., bolts or screws. frame-work 1 and to retain the suspended end In a more limited consideration, this invention and side portions of the container portions of the has particular application in providing a cabinet cabinet as will be hereinafter d nstructure in which peanuts or the like maybe stituting the top 01' the frame-work l are con- 10 warmed. tainer supporting wire members 10 and 11 lo- 10 One of the objects of my invention is'to procated in the same plane. The frame-work 1 is vide a light, sturdy cabinet construction which fabricated entirely of W Secured n Place y is attractive in appearance yet is capable of bespot-welding. ing collapsed into a flat form for shipping or Referring to P 8 2. r f r n e haracter 12 storing. designates a rhomboidal end portion oi the conl5 Another object oi my invention is to provide a tainer structure or the cabinet, prefe of cabinet structure having a heating element iciheet metal, h V 8 it rolled fi c P 11 13 maintaining in a heated condition iood products adapted to be hooked over the wire members 10 placed therein which may be inexpensively manof the frame-work 1. Flanges 14 are turned at um tur d d 1 adapted to b positioned in a 45 degrees to the plane 01 the end portion 12 to 20 location where the product being heated may be cooperate with 8 Similar flenle 119011 t Side D easily d, tions or the container to seal the corners as will A further object of my invention is to provide h rel l' l be ribeda knock-:down cabinet structure comprising. a T f m the i P ion 1' the container rec- 5 collapsible wire frame-work upon which the sides 8 sheet metal Portion 15 18 P vided havand bottom structure constituting the eontainer' a ro ed fla se s m ar to the dense 13 o p rportion of the cabinet are suspended by a simple mlt h Side 15 to be ll p n ed from the wire hooking operation. members 11. Flanges 1'1 are provided similar With these and other objects which will beto the flanges 14 to overlap the fla 14 wh n in come apparent as the description proceeds, my an assembled state to seal the comers oi the con- 30 invention resides in the combination and artalner. To provide a bottom closurejor the conrangement or parts hereinafter described and set tainer, a dropp bottom P r i n i provided havi'orth in the claims. lng vertical walls 19 terminating in turned hori- In the accompanying drawings wherein a conz n el fl n 2 a p to be Supported P venient embodiment of my invention is set forth, similar supporting flanges 21 upon the end and as Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the collapsible side portions 12 and 15. As it is highly desirable wire frame-work. to vend certain food products, for example pea- Fig. 2 is a broken perspective view of the side, nuts, in a heated state, heating elements, pretend and bottom portions of my improved cabinet erably electric heating bulbs 22, are secured in 40 structure. sockets 23 in the walls 19 and connected into 40 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved cabian electric circuit in the usual manner. Aside net structure showing the sides, ends, and bottom fr m completing the closure 0! the container. the structure shown in Fig. 2 suspended upon the bottom 18 gives the collapsible frame-work 1 the wire frame-work; the frame-work being shown necessary transverse rigidity. in broken lines. To further increase the transverse rigidity 01 45 Fig. 4 is a broken perspective view of the shell the frame-work 1 and to provide a pervious supsupported by the bottom of the cabinet. porting shell for the food product to be placed Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail elevation of the in the container, a wire structure shell 23' is hinge structure of my improved cabinet. Provided which is adapted to be Supp rted 119 so As shown in Fig. 1, I have provided a wire the flanges 20 oi the bottom 18. Shields 24 are frame-work 1 consisting of rectangular side porsecured on the shelf 23 and so located as to be tions 2 and 3 and trapezoidal end portions 4 and po itioned directly over the bulbs 22 to prevent 5. To permit the frame-work 1 to be collapsed scorching oi the products supported by the shelf into substantially a single plane, the side portions 23' directly adjacent the heating elements.

5; 2 and 8 are plvotedly secured to the vertical cor- As shown in Fig. 3, a sheet metal cover 2515- provided for the container and is hinged in a bearing 26 secured to the wire member 27 by spot-welding. As shown in Fig. 5 the cover 25 is provided with flanges 28 which are extended and rolled into bearing portions 28'. In order to journal the cover 25 in the bearing 26, an L shaped pin 29 is passed through the bearings 28' and the aligned bearing 26 and secured in place by a key 30. To prevent the pin 29 from rotating relative to the cover, a portion of the pin 29 is passed through an opening 31 in the flan e 28. V

In assembling my i proved knock-down" cabinet, the collapsed frame-work l is first squared. Next, the side and end portions 12 and 15 are suspended in the frame-work 1 by hooking the flanges 13 and 16 over the wires 10 and 11, respectively. The bottom 18 is then lowered between the side and end portions to rest upon the flanges 21. Next, the shell 23' is lowered into the container to' be supported upon the flanges 20 oi the bottom 18. The bottom 18 and the shelf 23 force the side and end portions 12 and 15 out against the retaining wires 9 with the result that these portions are thus rigidly retained in the place and at the same time the necessary transverse rigidity is imparted to the collapsible framework 1. In securing the top 25 to the cabinet, catch members 32, functioning to prevent the top from tilting too far back when the cover is liited, are passed through wire stop loops welded to the wire members 10, the catches 32 being pivotedly secured in the end flanges 28 01' the cover 25 and provided with hook portions 34 which contact with the stop loops 33 when the cover 25 is raised. With the catch member 32 passed through the loops 33, the cover is journaled in the bearings 26 in the manner herebeiore described.

Fromthe foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided a knock-down cabinet structure which may be readily assembled without special tool or securing means. Furthermore, I have developed an attractive, inexpensive cabinet into which sacked peanuts or the like may be placed and heated, the cabinet being of a type permitting it to be placed in localities from where the heated product may be advantageously vended without special installation.

Having thus shown and described my invention it will be seen that changes and modifications may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed but what I claim is:

1. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of an integrally fabricated collapsible wire frame-work, removable sheet metal side and end portions having flanged upper and lower edges, said side and end portions being solely suspended in said frame-work by said upper flanges and a bottom portion supported upon said lower flanges imparting the necessary transverse rigidity to said structure.

2. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of a collapsible wire frame-work, removable sheet metal side and end portions having flanged upper and lower edges, said side and end portions being solely suspended in said framework by said upper flanges anda bottom portion supported upon said lower flanges imparting the necessary transverse rigidity to said structure.

3. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of a collapsible wire frame-work, a removable container forming portion having flanged upper and lower edges, said portion being solely suspended in said frame-work by said upper flange and a bottom portion supported upon said lower flange imparting the necessary transverse rigidity to said structure.

4. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of a collapsible frame-work, a removable container iorming portion having flanged upper and lower edges, said portion being solely suspended in said frame-work by said upper flange and a bottom portion supported upon said lower flange imparting the necessary transverse rigidity to said structure.

5. In a cabinet structure, the combination 0! a frame-work, a removable container forming portion having flanged upper and lower edges, said portion being solely suspended in said framework by said upper flange and a bottom portion supported upon said lower flange.

6. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of a collapsible frame-work, removable sectional container forming portions suspended in unflxed positions relative to each other, and a bottom portion removably suspended upon said sectional portions whereby said sectional portions are flxedly maintained in said frame-work and the necessary transverse rigidity is imparted to said structure.

7. In a knock-down cabinet structure, the combination of a collapsible frame-work, removable sectional container forming portions having flanged upper and lower edges suspended solely from said up r flanged edges freely positioned relative to each other, and a bottom portion removably suspended upon said lower flanged edges whereby said sectional portions are flxedly maintained in said frame-work and the necessary transverse rigidity is imparted to said structure.

CHARLES VERNON TANBLIY. 

